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Protest to save the Icelandic highlands today

16 Nov 2015 A protest has been organised today at 5 pm at Austurvöllur parliament square in the centre of Reykjavik, against all further dams, reservoirs, built-up-roads and power lines in the Icelandic highlands.

Rúv reporter Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson. The Islamic State believed he was a spy working for NATO.

Icelander believed to be spy by Islamic State

16 Nov 2015 "They didn't say directly that they wanted to kill me but when they started publishing my name I got a bit scared," says Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson, journalist at national radio, RÚV to mbl.is after disclosing on Facebook last night that he'd been put on the Islamic state's hit list.

Laugardalshöll being decked out for the event.

European Chess Championship in Reykjavik

12 Nov 2015 The 2015 European Team Chess Championship gets underway today at the Laugardalshöll sporting arena in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik.

The St Petersburg Festival Ballet and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra join forces for a performance of Swan Lake next weekend.

Swan Lake performed at Harpa next weekend

9 Nov 2015 The St.Petersburg Festival Ballet will be returning to Harpa to perform Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake accompanied by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Björk says Iceland has a deadline and harshly criticizes the Icelandic Government for destroying Iceland's nature.

"There's no elf power." Björk and Andri Snær call for an emergency press conference

6 Nov 2015 "There's no elf power. Iceland is a real place, with real waterfalls and real nature," said writer and activist Andri Snær Magnússon at a press conference with Icelandic musician Björk Guðmundsdóttir today.

Three airlines operate 90% of flights

4 Nov 2015 Together with Icelandair, WOW air and easyJet make up the trio of airlines dominating international operations from Iceland’s main airport.

Video: Bands share their first memories of Iceland Airwaves

2 Nov 2015 Iceland Monitor got a few of the Icelandic bands playing at the Iceland Airwaves festival this year, which takes place from this Wednesday until Sunday, to answer a few questions. The first: What's your first most vivid memory from past festivals?

Girl skaters in Iceland

2 Nov 2015 A skateboard club just for girls has been founded in the municipality of Hafnarfjörður, just outside of Reykjavik. Girls aged 4 to 45 go there regularly to skate and according to founder Linda Björk Sumarliðadóttir, there's a marked increase in girl skaters.

Ship sinks in Reykjavik harbour

2 Nov 2015 Dredger vessel Perla sank in Reykjavík harbour this morning after just setting out to sea. Everyone on board was rescued and the incident has been declared to be a "human error."

Justin Bieber at Seljalandsfoss waterfall in South Iceland.

Justin Bieber made a music video in Iceland

2 Nov 2015 Justin Bieber's recent visit to Iceland did not go unnoticed. Yesterday the star published a clip from his latest music video "I'll show you" and it seems that the entire video is shot in Iceland.

Favourite item of clothing is a pair of sunglasses

1 Nov 2015 Cool cat about town Erling Bang drums with numerous bands playing at Iceland Airwaves which takes place this week. We put him through the Third Degree on what to see at the music festival as well as a few more revealing details which include a penchant for good coffee, being put to sleep by Eric Satie and the Mjódd district.

All spices are organic and straight from farms in the Middle East, France and Spain.

A herb and spice farm in central Reykjavik

1 Nov 2015 A new speciality shop has opened in Þverholt in central Reykjavik where you can purchase over three hundred varieties of spices and teas. They also serve soup and bread to go as well as healthy snacks such as nuts and seeds.

Cameron and Gunnlaugsson in front of the parliament building in Reykjavik, Alþingi.

David Cameron arrives in Iceland

28 Oct 2015 British PM David Cameron has arrived in Iceland and met Icelandic PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson at Parliament this afternoon. Security has been stepped up for Cameron's visit and over twenty police officers and six police vehicles guarded the house of Parliament, Alþingi.

Have the police stopped fining drivers?

28 Oct 2015 So far this month, police have reported 59 traffic offences to the National Commissioner of Icelandic Police. The October average for 2010-14 was 1,625 offences.